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Joan Mary Ellen MENEELY

Female 1926 - 1928  (1 years)


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  1. 1.  Joan Mary Ellen MENEELY was born in Apr 1926 in Coronation, Alberta (daughter of Andrew Hugh MENEELY and Grace Coreen OLIVER); died in 1928 in Coronation, Alberta.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Andrew Hugh MENEELY was born on 10 Sep 1887 in Parry Sound, Ontario; died on 24 Mar 1964 in Vancouver, British Columbia.

    Andrew married Grace Coreen OLIVER on 5 Jun 1919 in Edmonton, Alberta. Grace (daughter of William Henry L. OLIVER and Mary Elizabeth DOWNING) was born on 14 Jun 1889 in South Norwich, Ontario; died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Grace Coreen OLIVER was born on 14 Jun 1889 in South Norwich, Ontario (daughter of William Henry L. OLIVER and Mary Elizabeth DOWNING); died in UNKNOWN.
    Children:
    1. 1. Joan Mary Ellen MENEELY was born in Apr 1926 in Coronation, Alberta; died in 1928 in Coronation, Alberta.
    2. Janet Downing MENEELY


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  William Henry L. OLIVER was born on 13 Apr 1864 in Ontario; died on 3 Mar 1950 in Victoria, British Columbia.

    William married Mary Elizabeth DOWNING on 18 Oct 1888 in Brownsville, Ontario. Mary (daughter of Henry Fortescue DOWNING and Mary Elizabeth BATE) was born on 11 Oct 1864 in Ontario; died on 10 Jun 1952 in Nanaimo, British Columbia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 7.  Mary Elizabeth DOWNING was born on 11 Oct 1864 in Ontario (daughter of Henry Fortescue DOWNING and Mary Elizabeth BATE); died on 10 Jun 1952 in Nanaimo, British Columbia.
    Children:
    1. 3. Grace Coreen OLIVER was born on 14 Jun 1889 in South Norwich, Ontario; died in UNKNOWN.
    2. Fred F. OLIVER was born on 27 Nov 1890 in Ontario; died in UNKNOWN.


Generation: 4

  1. 14.  Henry Fortescue DOWNING was born on 4 Feb 1830 in Parkham, Devon, England (son of James Fortescue DOWNING and Elizabeth ASHTON); died before 1881 in Dereham, Oxford County, Ontario.

    Notes:

    In his Parkham parish baptismal record, "Downing" is transcribed as "Donning".

    Per Colleen Evans [[email protected]], Downing family tree, Henry was living with his parents at West Goldsworthy Farm in the 1841 and 1851 censuses. He and his family emigrated to Dereham, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada in 1857, and is listed there as a farmer in the 1871 Canada census. The 1871 census shows the family's religion as Methodist New Connexion. The children are listed as: Fred, 19; Frank, 17; Charley, 15; Lucy, 10; William, 8; Mary, 6; Thirza, 4; and Louis, 1.

    In the 1881 census, his wife Mary is listed as a widow, living on the Dereham farm with her children and a servant.

    Henry married Mary Elizabeth BATE in Jun 1851 in East Stonehouse, Devonshire, England. Mary was born in 1829; died on 4 Apr 1900 in Dereham, Oxford County, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 15.  Mary Elizabeth BATE was born in 1829; died on 4 Apr 1900 in Dereham, Oxford County, Ontario.

    Notes:

    The 1881 census for Dereham Township shows Mary Elizabeth, farmer, living with her children Charles, 25; Lucy, 20; William, 18; Mary, 16; Thirza, 13 and Lewis, 11., together with a 22 year old servant Edwin Maguire. The 1891 census for Dereham Township shows Mary Elizabeth, farmer, living with her children Lucy, 30; Thirza, 23 and Lewis, 21.

    Mary Elizabeth's death record indicates her address as Lot 21, Concession 10 of Dereham Township.

    Children:
    1. Frederick H. DOWNING was born on 7 Aug 1851 in Toronto; died on 13 Mar 1928 in Brooke, Ontario.
    2. Charles DOWNING was born on 13 Jan 1856 in Toronto; died on 24 Feb 1925 in Dereham, Oxford County, Ontario.
    3. Frank Fortescue DOWNING was born on 20 Sep 1856 in Toronto; died in UNKNOWN.
    4. Lucy J. DOWNING was born on 1 May 1860 in Ontario; died in UNKNOWN.
    5. William Henry DOWNING was born about 1863 in London, Ontario; died in UNKNOWN.
    6. 7. Mary Elizabeth DOWNING was born on 11 Oct 1864 in Ontario; died on 10 Jun 1952 in Nanaimo, British Columbia.
    7. Thirza Ann DOWNING was born on 25 Apr 1866 in Brownsville, Ontario; died on 28 Jun 1933 in Port Colborne, Ontario.
    8. Lewis J. DOWNING was born on 22 Aug 1869 in Ontario; died in UNKNOWN.